Childhood Tourette Syndrome Rehabilitation

There is no special treatment for children with tic disorder, generally do symptomatic treatment including health education, medication, psycho-behavioral therapy, surgery, etc., of which health education is the first choice, medication as a major means of treatment, mainly choose drugs that help the recovery of the child’s condition, such as haloperidol and pimozide, these two drugs are the U.S. Drug Administration, so far the only approved for the treatment of The two drugs are comparable in effectiveness, but have more side effects and are not generally recommended as the first choice. Fluphenazine and Tebrile also have good efficacy and relatively low side effects. The adverse effects of the disease on personality are very common, and some children are not able to adapt to society even after the tics are controlled, so emphasis should be placed on psychotherapy along with symptomatic treatment of the cause. Psychotherapy includes behavioral therapy, supportive counseling, family therapy, etc. The main purpose is to help parents and teachers understand the nature and characteristics of the disease, alleviate or eliminate parents’ worries and anxiety, and reasonably arrange the daily routine and activities of the child to avoid excessive stress and fatigue. For children with twitching, closed mouth and slow rhythmic abdominal breathing can reduce the symptoms of twitching when it occurs.